Billiard-cue tip.



H. W. LEE & A. G. PIERCE.

BILLIABD CUB PIP.

APPLICATION FILED 11.12, 1914.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

UNITED STATES P TEN ens gn;

HARRY w. LEE, or BALTIMORE, MARYLAND, Aivn AB'IHURTG. rrnnon, 0F TOLEDO,

. OHIO.

IBILLIARD-CUE TIP.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 12, 1914. 7 Serial No. 824321.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, HARRY W. Lnn, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city' of Baltimore, and State of Maryland,

and ARTHUR G. Prnnon, a citizen of the United States, residing at Toledo, in the county of Lucas and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements'in Billiard-Cue Tips; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains, to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in billiard cues and the primary object of the invention is to provide an improved means for retaining the tip on the one stick.

Y A further'object of the invention resides in providing an end for cueswhich is adapted to supersede the. present ivory ferrule now in use on cues, which end possesses all of the advantages of the ivory ferrule and obviates the disadvantages thereof.

A furtherobject of the invention resides in providing a celluloid ferrule applied on a tenon and to the outer. end of which is applied a fiber ring or collar.

Still another object of the invention resides in providing a constructionwhich is simple and durable in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, and one which will be very efiicient in use.

With these and other objects in view, our invention consists inthe novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter referredto and more'particularly pointed out in the' specification and claims. In the accompanying apart of this application: Figure 1 isga fragmentary elevation of a billiard cue constructed in accordance with ourinvention; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section therethrough; Fig. 3 is a plan view of the end. of the one with the tip removed; Fig. 4 is a horizontalcsection through the device, as seen on line 4-et of Fig. 1; Fig.5 is a de tail perspective view of the one end with the partsv separated one from the other; and Fig. v6 is a longitudinal section through a slightly modifiedform of one end.

It is a well'known fact among manufacturers of billiard cues and expert handlers thereof, that it is desirable to have a white drawings, forming 7 end on'the one in viewof the fact that it is neat appearlng, affords firmness at such polnt, and most important, aids in sighting the ball. In themanufacture of the finer billiard cues now in use, an ivory ferrule is provided atthe end'of the cue, the same being carried on a reduced portion or tenon on the cue. It isalso a fact that ivory is quite brittle, so that in order to be effective to withstand considerable wear, suchv an ivory' ferrule must be of considerable thick ness. In manufacturing an ivory ferrule of Patented Nov. '10, 1914.

such thickness, however, it is necessary, of course, to reduce the chameter of the tenon and by such reduction, the cue ismateri'ally weakened at a point receiving the greatest strain. Aside from the fact that ivory is expensive, it will be seen, therefore, that there is a great disadvantage in using an ivory ferrule, and we "contemplate overcoming this disadvantage by the use, of 'a celluloid ferrule.

Indescribing the invention, we shall re fer to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in lindicates a one stick of the usual orqany preferred type which is reducedat the outer end thereof to provide aitenon 2 of a. diameter greater than the diameter of tenons which haveheretofore been provided 'on cue sticks. The provisionof this tenon obviously produces ashoulder 3 between the tenon and the one stick proper andthe extreme outer end of thistenon is again reduced to providea smaller tenon. The shoulder between the smaller tenon 4 and thetenon 2 is indicated in the drawing as 5.

Applied to thetenon 2 to fit snugly thereon and restagainst the shoulder 3 is a ferrule G'formed of celluloid, the same being of such thickness as to fit flush with the outer peripheryof the one stick 1; and the outer peripheral edge of. this ferrule fits flush tip proper may not be applied directly to the outer peripheral edge of this sort of ferrule. We, therefore, employ a ring or col lar 7 which is preferably formed of fiber and applied to the outer and smaller tenon 4 to rest against the shoulder 5 and the outer peripheral edge of the ferrule 6. This collar fitssnugly on the tenon A, the outer diameter of the same being such as to fit flush with the outer periphery of the ferrule and the outer peripheral edge of said collar or ring fits flush with the outer end of the tenon 1. In order to secure this ring or collar 7 in place, the same is cemented to the shoulder 5 and the tenon 1, as indicated at 8, and the inner peripheral edge of said collar at its bottom face is chamfered as indicated at 9, thus permitting a greater surface with which the cement may adhere.

Itwill be understood that after the application of the collar or ring 7 in place, a flat surface will be provided, the outer face of said ring or collar fitting flush with. the outer end of the tenon 1, and it will also be understood that cement or the like will readily adhere to both materials, 2'. e.the wood and the fiber. A leather cue tip 10 is then cemented or otherwise similarly secured to the outer face of the ring or collar 7 and the outer end of the tenon 4L, and when so applied, the same will be secure in its fastenings.

a In Fig. 6, we have shown a slightly mod'r fied form of the invention in which a one stick 11 isiprovided, the outer end thereof being reduced to form a single enlarged tenon 12. This tenon is preferably of the same diameter as the tenon 2 referred to in the other form,and a celluloid ferrule 13 is employed to fit snugly over the tenon and rest against the shoulder formed between said tenon and stick proper. This ferrule is not, however, of a length equal to the length of the ferrule in the other form, but is slightly shorter than this tenon. A fiber ring or collar 14 is also employed, the same being somewhat similar to the ring or collar 7, but-having a larger inner diameter to fit snugly on the tenon 12 at the outer-end with the ferrule 13. When this ring or collar 1 1 is applied, the same restsagainst the outer peripheral edge of said ferrule and the same is cemented on its inneredge only to said tenon. The outer peripheral edge of this collar or ring 14: fits flush with the. outer end of the tenon 12 when said ring or collar is properly applied, and a tip 15 iscemented or otherwise similarly secured to the outer edge of the collar or ring lei and the outer endof the tenon 12, as in the first mentioned form. Itwill be seen, therefore, that in this form of the device, the construction is quite similar to that of the first mentioned form, the difierence being the omission of the outer or other reduced tenon and the enof the last -mentioned ferrule.

gagement of the fiber collar or ring on its inner periphery with the tenon which it encircles.

From the foregoing description of the construction of our improved one tip, it will be seen that a construction is employed which possesses all the advantages of. a cue construction wherein an ivory ferrule is provided and which, at the same time, obviates the disadvantages incurred by the use It may still further be seen that in the construction employed, a one is provided which is more simple in construction, less expensive to manufacture, and equally as efficientin use, as any heretofore known.

While we have particularly described the elements best adapted to perform the func tions set forth, it is obvious that various changes in form, proportion, and in the minor details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the principles of the invention.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim is: i

1. A billiard cue comprising a cue stick reduced at its outer end to provide a tenon thereon, a celluloid ferrule applied on said tenon to fit snugly thereon, a collar applied on the tenon and secured thereto to rest in contact with the outer peripheral edge of said ferrule, and a tip secured to the outer edge of said collar and the outer end of said tenon.

2. A billiard cue comprising a one stick reduced at its outer end to provide a tenon thereon, the outer end of said tenon being in turn reduced to provide a second and smaller tenon at the extreme outer end of said stick, a ferrule applied to the first mentioned tenonto fit snugly thereon, the periphery of said ferrule fitting flush with the periphery of the cue stick and the outer peripheral edge of said ferrule fitting flush with the shoulder formed between said tenons, a collar applied on the additional tenon and secured thereto, the outer periphery of said collar fitting flush with the periphery of said ferrule and the outer peripheral edge of said collar fitting flush with the outer end of the additional tenon, and a tip secured to the surface formed by the outer peripheral edge of said collar and the outer end of said additional tenon. V

8. A billiard cue comprising a one stick reduced at its outer end to provide a tenon thereon, the outer end of said tenon being also reduced to form an additional and smaller tenon at the extreme outer end of said stick, a celluloid ferrule applied on the first mentioned tenon to fit snugly thereon, the outer peripheral edge of said ferrule fitting flush with the face of the shoulderv formed between said tenons, a fibrouscollar cured thereto and to the face of thexshoulflat surface, and a cue tip secured to the last mentioned surface.

'der between said tenons, the inner periphery ingWitnesses. of said collar being 'chalnfered adjacent the 1,116,827 Q applied on the additional tenon seset our hands in i HARRY W. LEE. lnner facethereof, the outer peripheral edge i r of said 0011M fitting flush With'the outer i ARTHUR P end of said additional tenon to provide a Witnesses: u Y

JAMES HEWES, l JAs. A. CLARK.

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